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A video has surfaced on social media in which a completely masked man with a crossbow, who identifies himself as an Indian Sikh, is “murdered” by Queen Elizabeth II to avenge the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Announcements can be seen, prompting Scotland Yard to launch an investigation. A few days later an intruder armed with a crossbow was arrested at the Emperor’s Windsor Castle.
The video shared on Snapshot is of a completely masked man, who identifies himself as Indian Sikh Jaswant Singh Chail and announces that he will “kill” the emperor to avenge the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre wants, as obtained by The Sun newspaper. Movies.
Meanwhile, the 19-year-old intruder, who is yet to be named by the Metropolitan Police, is now being held over mental health issues.
Scotland Yard officials were investigating a video of a crossbow-armed intruder arrested at Windsor Castle on Christmas Day.
The Metropolitan Police said the arrested suspect has been sectioned under the UK’s Mental Health Act after a mental health assessment and remains “under the care of medical professionals”.
The masked man is saying in the video, “I’m sorry. I’m sorry for what I’ve done and what I will do. I’ll try to assassinate Queen Elizabeth of the royal family.”
“It is revenge for those killed in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919. It is also revenge for those who were killed, humiliated and discriminated against because of their caste. I am an Indian Sikh, a Sikh. My name is Jaswant. Tha Singh Chail, my name is Darth Jones,” he says.
The massacre took place at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar during the Baisakhi festival in April 1919, when the British Indian Army under the command of Colonel Reginald Dyer opened fire on a pro-independence protesting crowd.
In a video clip posted on The Sun website, a masked figure resembling the “Star Wars” film holds a shiny black weapon and speaks in a distorted voice.
It was reportedly followed by followers of the man’s Snapchat account 24 minutes before armed security officers arrested him near the private apartment of the 95-year-old Queen.
In a message sent to Snapchat accompanying the video, the teenager wrote: “I’m sorry for all those who have wronged or lied to me. If you’ve got this then my death is near. Please share it with someone.” Share with and if possible, make it to the news if they are interested.” Police are also searching a housing estate in Southampton where the suspect lived with his family.
“A 19-year-old from Southampton was arrested on suspicion of breaching a protected site or trespassing and possessing an offensive weapon,” the Met Police said in a statement.
“After the man was searched, a crossbow was recovered. The man was taken into custody and had a mental health assessment – he has since been booked under the Mental Health Act and remains under the care of medical professionals .
“The entire circumstances of this incident are being investigated by Metropolitan Police Specialist Operations,” the statement said.
A police spokesman declined to comment on the identity of the man in the video.
The BBC reported that Buckingham Palace also declined to comment.
Prince Charles and wife Camilla are spending Christmas with the monarch at Windsor Castle in Berkshire, southeast England, after deciding to call off their traditional Christmas at Sandringham estate in Norfolk amid a surge in COVID-19 cases.
Thames Valley and Metropolitan Police officers said they responded to the breach on Saturday morning and arrested the man from Southampton.
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